National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
Butler Partners (Regional) Pty Ltd
Site
Mackay Laboratory
Accreditation No.
19529
Site No.
25100
Date of Accreditation
23 Mar 2023
Contact
Availability
Services available to external clients
Scope of Accreditation
ISO/IEC 17025 (2017)
Infrastructure and Asset Integrity
Service | Product | Determinant | Technique | Procedure | Limitations |
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Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate contaminants | Aggregates | Weak particles contaminants | Sieve analysis | AS 1141.32 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate properties | Aggregates | Particle size distribution | Sieve analysis; Sieve analysis of material finer than 75 µm | AS 1141.11.1, AS 1141.12 | |
Particle density of fine aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.5 | |||
Bulk density | Compacted; Uncompacted | AS 1141.4 | |||
Shape | Average least dimension; Crushed faces; Flakiness; Proportional calliper | AS 1141.14, AS 1141.15, AS 1141.18, AS 1141.20.2, AS 1141.20.3, MR (Qld) Method Q201 | |||
Particle density of coarse aggregate | Weighing-in-water | AS 1141.6.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate soundness | Aggregates | Soundness | Degradation factor on coarse aggregate | AS 1141.25.2, MR (Qld) Method Q208B | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Aggregate strength | Aggregates | Aggregate crushing value; Wet/dry strength variation | Not applicable | AS 1141.21, AS 1141.22 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar consistence in-situ | Concrete, grout and mortar | Slump flow | Cone | AS 1012.3.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar properties | Concrete, grout and mortar | Compressive strength | Cylinder | AS 1012.9 | |
Mass per unit volume - Hardened concrete | Dimensions | AS 1012.12.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Concrete, grout and mortar specimen manufacture and curing | Concrete, grout and mortar | Specimen manufacture and curing | Curing cylinder specimens in the laboratory; In-situ manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens; Manufacture and curing of cylindrical specimens in the laboratory | AS 1012.8.1 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil classification | Soils | Moisture content | Drying oven | AS 1289.2.1.1 | |
Liquid limit | Casagrande four point; Casagrande one point; Cone four point; Cone one point | AS 1289.3.1.1, AS 1289 3.1.2, AS 1289 3.9.1, AS 1289.3.9.2, MR (Qld) Method Q104A, MR (Qld) Method Q104D | |||
Plastic limit; Plasticity index; Weighted plasticity index | Casagrande; Cone | AS 1289.3.2.1, AS 1289.3.3.1, MR (Qld) Method Q105, MR (Qld) Method Q252 | |||
Cone plasticity index | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.3.2 | |||
Apparent particle density | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.5.1 | |||
Linear shrinkage | Not applicable | AS 1289.3.4.1, MR (Qld) Method Q106 | |||
Sieve analysis | Fines ratio | AS 1289.3.6.1, MR (Qld) Method Q103A, MR (Qld) Method Q253 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil compaction characteristics | Soils | Assignment of optimum moisture content/maximum dry density (OMC/MDD); Compaction to nominated levels; Dry density/moisture content relationship; Minimum and maximum dry density | Modified compactive effort; Standard compactive effort | AS 1289.5.1.1, AS 1289.5.2.1, AS 1289.5.4.2; AS 1289.5.5.1, MR (Qld) Method Q142A, MR (Qld) Method Q142B, MR (Qld) Method Q144A, MR (Qld) Method Q145A | |
Oversize material | Oversize material treatment | MR (Qld) Method Q143 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil dispersion | Soils | Dispersion | Emerson class | AS 1289.3.8.1, MR (QLD) Method Q168 | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil field density | Soils | Characteristic field density values; Compaction control; Degree of saturation; Density - In-situ; Dry density ratio; Field moisture content; Relative compaction | Calculation; Hilf; Sand-cone | AS 1289.5.3.1, AS 1289.5.4.1, AS 1289.5.7.1, MR (Qld) Method Q020, MR (Qld) Method Q140A, MR (Qld) Method Q141B, MR (Qld) Method Q146 | |
Density - In-situ | Nuclear gauge | AS 1289.5.8.1, MR (Qld) Method Q141A, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N01, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N02, MR (Qld) Method NGTM N03, | |||
Density index | Measured | AS 1289.5.6.1 | |||
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil in-situ penetration | Soils | Penetration in-situ | Dynamic cone | AS 1289.6.3.2, MR (Qld) Method Q114B | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil laboratory bearing properties | Soils | Bearing ratio | Remoulded specimens | AS 1289.6.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q113A, MR (Qld) Method Q113B, MR (Qld) Method Q113C | |
Evaluation of geotechnical and civil construction material - Soil pre-treatment | Soils | Soil pre-treatment | Not applicable | AS 1289.1.1, MR (Qld) Method Q101, MR (Qld) Method Q101A, MR (Qld) Method Q101B, MR (Qld) Method Q101C, MR (Qld) Method Q101D | |
Sample collection | Aggregates | Not applicable | Aggregate from a pavement; Aggregate from a stockpile; Disturbed sampling from earthwork | AS 1141.3.1 | |
Concrete, grout and mortar | Not applicable | Fresh concrete from a mixer | AS 1012.1 | ||
Soils | Not applicable | Site selection - Random sampling; Site selection - Random stratified sampling; Site selection by spot sampling | AS 1289.1.4.1, AS 1289.1.4.2, MR (Qld) Method Q050, MR (Qld) Method Q061 | ||
Not applicable | Disturbed sampling from earthwork; Disturbed soil sampling from a pavement; Disturbed soil sampling from a stockpile | AS 1289.1.2.1, MR (Qld) Method Q060 |
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Accreditation No.
19529
Site No.
25100
Print date
07 Oct 2024